| Description |
xlix, 302 p. : ill., maps. |
| Series |
Classic reprint series ; no. 10 |
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Classic reprint series (Fairbanks, Alaska) ; no. 10.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The genesis of an Alaska court -- Dawson and the Klondike mines -- Planting American courts in the wilderness -- Common law of the trail -- Riding the Arctic circuit -- The Yukon River winter trail -- Triple murder in the Aleutians -- The Anvil Creek conspiracy -- The corruption of the court -- Liars and thieves -- Social life at Nome, 1901-1902 -- The dog trail from Circle to Fairbanks -- Fairbanks and the Tanana mines -- The Mount McKinley expedition -- Up the Kantishna -- The approach -- On the slopes of Denali -- Rafting home -- Three thousand miles of justice -- The Valdez-Fairbanks trail in 1905 -- The judge goes on trial. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Frontier and pioneer life -- Alaska -- Anecdotes.
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Courts -- Alaska -- Anecdotes.
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Alaska -- History -- Anecdotes.
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Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- History -- Anecdotes.
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Alaska -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Anecdotes.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Cole, Terrence, 1953-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781602230514 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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160223051X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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